STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 



FOREST LAWS 



AND 



ORGANIZATION 



OF THE 



FORESTRY DEPARTMENT 



Concord, 

July, 1911. 



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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE U^^M- 



FOREST LAWS 



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ORGANIZATION 



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FORESTRY DEPARTMENT 



Concord, 
July, 1911. 







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INTRODUCTION. 

This bulletin is to give instructions to the New Hampshire 
forest fire wardens, patrolmen, mountain lookout watchmen 
and other employees of the forestry department, and to 
familiarize the citizens of the state with the forest fire laws, 
the organization and work of the department and the assist- 
ance provided by law for the planting, protection and care 
of forests. 

Especial attention is called to the laws of 1911 which 
extend the scope of the department in providing more fully 
for educational and protective work, reforestation and the 
acquisition and care of state land. The system of town 
forest fire wardens, established in 1909, has been strengthened 
by the addition of four district chiefs to supervise the fire 
protective work. Thirteen mountain lookout stations built 
by timberland owners and others have been taken over and 
maintained by the state. A law has been passed providing 
for the acquisition of the Crawford Notch as a state forest 
reserve. Co-operation has been actively carried on with 
the New Hampshire Timberland Owners' Association and 
the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. 
This year the Federal Government aided the state by provid- 
ing $7,200 for the payment of forest patrolmen. A state 
nursery has been established near Concord and over 300,000 
small trees have been sold to land owners within the state. 

Copies of this bulletin may be had upon application to 
the state forester, the district chiefs or the forest fire wardens. 



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ORGANIZiVTION. 

Forestry Coinmissioyi. 

W. R. Brown, President, Berlin. 

Jason E. Tolles, Treasurer, Nashua. 

George B. Leighton, Secretary, Dublin. 



State Forester. 
E. C, Hirst, Concord. 



Co-operators in Fire Protective Work. 

United States Forest Service, Washington D. C. 

J. G. Peters, Chief of State Co-operation. 

New Hampshire Timberland Owners' Association, 
F. H. BiLLARD, Secretary and Forester, Berlin. 

District Chiefs and Areas of Districts. 

It is the duty of the district chiefs to supervise the work 
of fire protection in their respective districts. They visit 
the different towns from time to time and help forest fire 
wardens and deputies in building up and maintaining an 
effective fire fighting organization. They receive reports of 
all fires that occur in the district and wardens call on them 
to send extra help when necessary. They have ^charge of 
the establishment and maintenance of mountain lookout 
stations and receive weekly reports from the watchmen. 
They supervise the federal patrol and state patrol service 
in their respective districts and assist in looking after the 
patrolmen hired by the New Hampshire Timberland Owners' 
Association. The district chiefs render to the state forester 
daily, weekly and monthly reports of their work which are 
here printed. 

North District. 

F. M. Hancock, District Chief, Milan. 

The north district includes all of Coos County except the 
towns of Dalton, Whitefield and Carroll, the unincorporated 
places known as Crawford's Purchase, Bean Grant, Cutt's 



Grant, Sargent Purchase, Thompson and Meserve Purchase, 
Pinkliam Grant, Green Grant, Martin Location and Bean 
Purchase. 

East District. 

Wm. Wyman, District Chief, Intervale. 

The east district includes all of Carroll County, the town 
of Livermore in Grafton County and the unincorporated 
places in Coos County, known as Crawford's Purchase, 
Bean Grant, Cutt's Grant, Sargent Purchase, Thompson 
and Meserve Purchase, Pinkliam Grant, Green Grant, 
Martin Location and Bean Purchase. 



South District. 

J. J. McNuLTY, District Chief, Concord. 

The south district includes all of Belknap, Cheshire, Hills- 
boro, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford and Sullivan Coun- 
ties and the towns of Alexandria, Bristol, Canaan, Enfield, 
Grafton, Hanover, Lebanon and Orange in Grafton County. 



West District. 
E. M. Clark, District Chief, Pike. 

The west district includes Crawford's Purchase and the 
towns of Dalton, "NMiitefield and Carroll in Coos County and 
all of Grafton County except the towns of Alexandria, Bristol, 
Canaan, Enfield, Grafton, Hanover, Lebanon and Orange. 

DISTRICT CHIEFS DAILY REPORT CARD. 

Date Place 

Address tomorrow 

Address next day 

Weather — Dry Windy or 

Places v-isited or wardens seen 



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THE FOREST FIRE WARDEN SERVICE. 



Appointment of Wardens. 

The law provides that there shall be a forest fire warden 
in every town and city in the state and as many deputy 
forest fire wardens as may be necessary. The wardens and 
(d-eputies are appointed by the state forester upon the recom- 
mendation of the selectmen of towns, the mayors of cities 
^nd other citizens interested in forest protection. 

Organization of Forces. 

It is the duty of the forest fire warden and deputies to 
extinguish all forest and brush fires which occur in the town 
and they have the right to call out such assistance as may 
be necessary in so doing. (Sect. 7, page 44.) 

The forest fire warden should, as soon as possible after his 
:appointment, begin to build up an effective fire organization. 
If the town is small he will not need deputy wardens ap- 
pointed, but in most towns it will be better to have one or 
more deputies located in different parts of the town so that 
quicker action may be had in case of fire. The forest fire 
warden and deputies should make arrangements with respon- 
sible persons throughout the town to notify them immediately 
when a fire is discovered and should have plans worked out 
in advance as to where assistance maj' be obtained quickly 
in case a fire starts in any given place. In towns that are 
overlooked by mountain lookout stations the watchmen 
will be furnished by the state forester with information as 
to how the forest fire warden and deputies may be reached 
by telephone. In towns not overlooked by mountain look- 
out stations the warden and deputies can often find persons 
living on high ground who have telephones and overlook 
considerable areas of woodland. Such persons should be 
visited, the law explained to them and their co-operation 
sought in giving notice quickly if a fire is discovered. The 
work of the wardens and deputies will be much more effec- 
tive if the towns provide them with proper apparatus and 
tools located at points where they will be accessible in case 
of fire in different sections of the town. 



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The district chief can be of great assistance to the forest 
fire warden in building up an effective forest fire organiza- 
tion, and it is his duty to visit the different towns in his 
district for this purpose. 

Summoning Assistance. 

As soon as a forest fire warden discovers or is notified of a 
forest or brush fire, he should call out such assistance as he 
deems necessary and start for the fire. A person who refuses 
to respond when summoned may be fined not exceeding 
$10. ^^Tien a deputy forest fire warden learns of a fire he 
should call out such assistance as he deems necessary and 
immediately notify the forest fire warden of the town or 
make arrangements to have him notified. The deputy 
should then start for the fire and take charge of it until the 
forest fire warden arrives. If the fire proves to be a very 
severe one and the forest fire warden or deputy in charge 
finds he is unable to control it with the force at hand he 
should either leave a responsible man in charge of the fire 
with instructions as to what to do and then proceed to the 
nearest place where more help may be obtained, or he should 
stay in charge of the fire himself and send some one for more 
help. The wardens are provided with badges which should 
be worn when they are on duty. 

^^^len any fire occurs which is likely to prove particularly 
serious the forest fire warden should arrange to have a 
telegram or telephone message sent immediately both to 
the state forester and the district chief, who will keep in 
touch with the situation and be ready to send more help if 
it becomes necessary. If the forest fire warden desires help 
sent from some other town his telephone message or telegram 
should so state. 

Fighting Fire. 

It does not seem advisable in a book of this kind to give a 
detailed description of methods of fighting forest and brush 
fires. Different methods will be found suited to different 
conditions and the warden must use his judgment as to the 
best method to use in a given set of conditions. 

It is essential, however, that the warden in charge should 
keep his crew under control at all times. A definite plan 
of action should be followed out and the crews should be or- 
ganized for the different kinds of work. The warden should 



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also remember that good treatment will make a more eflPective 
crew and he should arrange to have a good supply of food 
and water brought to the men. 

In the mountain region, where a large accumulation of 
duff makes ground fires particularly hard to extinguish, the 
digging of trenches with a strong shovel or very heavy hoe 
has been found effective. On sandy land or loose soil long- 
handled shovels may be used to throw dirt on the fire as 
it approaches. Where the growth is scattered and grass 
land intervenes over which a fire will run, three or five gallon 
chemical extinguishers may be used to good advantage. If 
chemical extinguishers are not available a surface fire may 
often be fought effectively by beating it out with a wet 
broom, mop or with green boughs. 

When a fire is driven by a strong wind and advances rapidly 
through the tops of the trees, and when other means of fight- 
ing are difficult, back firing often becomes necessary. A 
great many wardens are becoming skilful in the use of the 
back fire, but it should not be used unless a stream, road, 
ridge crest, or other natural fire barrier can be used, or 
unless a fire line can be made quickly enough and well enough 
to be of good service; and not even under these conditions 
unless a sufficient force of men is available to hold the back 
fire. When a back fire has been started the men should be 
kept continually patrolling it to keep the fire from jumping 
across. For the purpose of holding a back fire small chemical 
■extinguishers are very effective. If these are not available 
•good work can be done with wet brooms, mops, shovels or 
with green boughs. 

Fire fighting is much more effective in the morning and 
evening and during the night than in the middle of the day. 
If a fire is not put out by evening, a crew should be kept at 
work and arrangements made to have food and water brought 
to them. It may be necessary to bring in blankets and work 
the crews in shifts. The warden in charge should be con- 
stantly watchful for changes in the wind. Sometimes a 
sudden shift in the wind will put a crew of fire fighters in 
great danger. On the other hand, a change in the wind may 
often be taken advantage of and a fire quickly brought under 
control. 

It sometimes happens that a crew will get a fire under 
control and then leave it, thinking it will go out. A great 
deal of damage has been done by such fires springing up again. 
Forest fire wardens and deputies should be careful to leave a 
suflicient guard on the ground until the danger is past. 



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Reporting Fires. 

After each fire a report should be made out by the forest 
fire wardens or by the deputy forest fire warden, in case the 
deputy warden was in charge of the fire, on the blank forms 
provided for that purpose. This report should be carefully 
filled out, giving as complete a statement as possible on each 
subject mentioned, and should be mailed to the district chief 
of the district in which the fire occurred as soon as possible 
after the fire is out. 



STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Forest Fire Report by Towx Warden or Deputy, 

To he sent to the District Chief immediately after afire. 

report one fire only on each sheet. 



Number of acres 
burned over 



Name of Tovm. Warden in charge Hours . . . 

Fire started, day and hour Fire extinguished, day and hour. . 

Merchantable timber land 

Second growth, not yet merchantable 

Land cut over within past 3 years 

Agricultural land, grass land or fields 

Total acres burned 

Estimated damage to standing timber and sprouts $ 

Buildings, fences, etc., burned Damage $ Insurance 

Stacked timber burned feet. Value $ Insurance 

Cut wood, pulp or logs burned cords. Value $ . . . . Insurance 

Cause of fire 

What evidence can be secured 



What arrests made, if any . . 
First alarm given by whom . 



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What methods were used in putting the fire out?. 



Number of men employed Hours each man worked . 



What tools, teams, supplies, etc., were authorized?. 



Remarks and recommendations: 



Forest Fire Warden. 

Date 19 P. O. Address 



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Payment of Forest Fire Bills in Towns and Cities. 

The legitimate expenses incurred in fighting forest and 
brush fires are to be shared equally by the town or city and 
by the state. The forest fire warden or deputy in charge 
of a fire should keep a careful record of all men employed, 
their time of service, and other expenses such as teams, tools 
and provisions for men. Immediately after a fire he should 
itemize the expenses on the blanks provided for that pur- 
pose, "Form B," These should be made in duplicate. 

If the forest fire warden had charge of the fire he should 
then sign both copies of the bill in the proper place and send 
them to the selectmen or the mayor. If a deputy forest 
fire warden had charge of the fire he should sign both copies 
in the space marked "Warden in charge" and send it to the 
forest fire warden of the town, whose signature the bill must 
bear before the town or state is authorized to pay any part 
of it. 

In some cases especially where the bills are small, the forest 
fire wardens find it more convenient to pay the bill themselves 
and then be reimbursed by the town. Generally, however, 
they render an itemized statement to the selectmen or mayor 
and a warrant is drawn for payment. It is very important 
that men employed to fight forest fires should be paid 
promptly. Boards of selectmen should arrange to pay these 
bills as soon as possible after the work is done, as prompt 
payment means more willing service in the future. 

As soon as the bill has been paid by the town one copy 
should be approved by the selectmen or the mayor, certified 
by the town or city treasurer and mailed to the state forester, 
Concord, N. H, The other copy may be kept for reference. 



In Unincorporated Places. 

Forest fixe wardens and deputy forest fire wardens in unin- 
corporated places shall observe the same rules for making 
out forest fire bills as those in towns and cities, except that 
the bill, when correctly made out and signed, should be sent 
immediately to the state forester. These bills are paid in 
first instance by the state and one-half the amount is then 
assessed against the unincorporated place in which the fire 
occurred. 



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[FormB.] state of new HAMPSHIRE. 

Forest Fire Bill. 

Account of Expenses Incurred by the Town of 

The itemized account should be made out in duplicate by the Forest Fire 
Warden immediately after each fire and presented to the selectmen. One 
certified bill should be sent to the State Forester, Concord, N. H., as soon 
as paid by the town. 

Date of fire Location of fire 



Name. 


Service Rendered, i Hours. 


Rate. Amount. 



TOTAL EXPENSES 

The above is a true account of services rendered. 

Approved, 



. .Warden in Charge. 
.Forest Fire Warden. 



Selectmen. 



I hereby certify that $ , the amount of this bill, has been 

paid by the town of 

Toivn Treasurer. 

Posting Fire Notices. 

Cloth fire notices will be furnished to all forest fire wardens 
and deputies, who should see that they are posted where they 
will do the most good. Some of this work can often be done 
without expense to the town by furnishing owners of wood- 
land with notices to post on their own land. The wardens 
should keep watch for notices that are destroyed and replace 
them. 

Besides the cloth notices, which are printed in English, 
paper notices will be furnished printed in English, French, 
Italian and Greek. The notices printed in foreign languages 
should be used in sections of a town or city where a large 
number of foreigners will read them and thereby understand 
the law. The English paper notices may be used in post- 
offices, railroad stations and other public places. 

The cloth and paper fire notices may be obtained upon 
application to the district chief. 



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FOREST FIRE NOTICE. 

BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE LAW. HELP TO PROTECT THE WOODLANDS. 

Extracts from the New Hampshire Law. 



It is unlawful to kindle a fire on the land of another without the permis- 
sion of the owner or his agent. 

It is unlawful, between April 1 and November 1, to kindle 
a fire or burn brush in or near woodland without the permis- 
sion of the forest fire warden. 

Fires kindled by throwing down a lighted match, cigar, or 
other burning substance are, by law, declared a violation of 
the above sections. 

Any person violating any of these provisions shall be fined 
not more than $200, or imprisoned not more than 60 days, 
or both. 

The law makes it the dutv of every person who discovers a woods fire 
not under control, to EXTINGUISH IT, OR REPORT IT IMMEDI- 
ATELY to the forest fire warden. 

Every person who shall set a fire that shall run upon the land of another 
shall PAY TO THE OWNER ALL DAMAGE done by such fire. 

Every person must respond to the warden's call for his assistance or the 
use of his property. 

For all information apply to the Forest Fire Warden or Deputy. 

W. R. BROWN 
JASON E. TOLLES 
GEO. B. LEIGHTON 

Forestry Commission. 
E. C. HIRST, State Forester. 



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Burning Brush. 

Between April first and November first it is unlawful for 
any one to burn brush in or near woodland without the per- 
mission of the forest fire warden. Since about twenty per 
cent, of our forest fires are caused by brush burning, some 
check must be placed upon this very common practice. It 
is therefore left to the discretion of the warden to determine 
whether or not in any given case the burning of brush will 
endanger property. In some places where the law is 
not well understood it may be necessary for the warden to 
ascertain where persons are intending to burn brush and 
inform them about the provisions of the law. When people 
understand the spirit of the law the warden will have little 
trouble in getting them to ask permission before setting fires 
for this purpose. 

All persons who wish to burn brush between the above 
dates should make application to the forest fire warden. If 
in his judgment there will be little danger of the fire escaping 
to do any damage he should issue the applicant a permit, 
"Form H. 3," sending "Form H. 2," to the state forester and 
retaining "Form H. 1," for his own reference. If the forest 
fire warden deems it necessary he may go with the applicant 
or appoint one of the deputy forest fire wardens or some other 
reliable and experienced person to be present when the brush 
is burned and see that the proper precautions are taken. 
In case the forest fire warden or some one appointed by 
him is present no written permit is necessary. If the warden 
believes the conditions unsafe for burning brush he should 
refuse to grant a permit and should tell the applicant to 
wait until weather conditions are more favorable. Whether a 
permit is granted or not the warden should explain fully 
to the applicant the provisions of the law in regard to 
burning brush. 



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Examining Portable Steam Sawmills. 

The owners or operators of portable steam sawmills are 
required to use a spark arrester which is approved by the state 
forester. (Sect. 1, page 51.) It is the forest fire warden's 
duty to examine these mills, when requested to do so by the 
state forester, to see that the regulations are complied with. 

For this purpose a report blank "Form D" will be fur- 
nished. The warden should visit the mill, inform the owner 
or operator about the law, see that the blank is properly 
filled out and returned to the state forester. 

If the conditions as reported are satisfactory, the owner 
or operator will be sent a permit to operate as long as the 
stated conditions are fulfilled. 



[formd.] description of spark arrester. 

■ — ^USED ON 

PORTABLE STEAM SAWMILL. 

1. Name of Town 

2. Location of Mill 



3. What kind of spark arrester is used 

(Trade name or description and drawing.) 



Jf. Where and how is it fastened. 



5. What is the size of mesh 

6. Does it interfere badly with the draft. 



7. Does it prevent the escape of sparks large enough to hold fire for several 
feet past the end of the stack 



Signed 

Owner or Operator. 
.N.H. 



August 19. .. 



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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Office of Forestry Commission. 

permit to operate portable steam sawmill. 

As Provided for in Laws of 1911. 

This is to certify that the spark arrester xised by 

on portable steam saivmill located 

and described by him on Forestry Commission Form D, is satisfactory if said 
description is correct, 

and is hereby approved for as long a time as said conditions, as reported by him, 
are fulfilled or until further notice from the state forester. 

Signed 

State Forester. 
Concord, N. H. 
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Violations of Law. — Making Arrests. 

A forest fire warden or a deputy forest fire warden is 
authorized to arrest without a warrant (Sect. 4, page 44) 
any person, except the landowner or his agent, who buildi 
a fire in or near woodlands when warned not to do so by the 
warden, or who refuses to extinguish a fire when so ordered 
by the warden. 

Any person taken in the act of violating any of the laws 
for the protection of forest lands may be arrested by a 
forest fire warden or deputy without a warrant (Sect. 15, 
page 47). 

The power of arrest without warrant is made necessary by 
the fact that violations of the forest laws generally occur at 
considerable distances from towns or cities and the delay of 
procuring a warrant would permit the violator to escape. 
This power should be used wisely and not abused. Never- 
theless at times the power will prove most valuable to a 
warden in restraining persons from setting fires which would 
endanger the safety of property, or in directing public atten- 
tion to the careless use of fire in the woods and creating a 
more wholesome regard for the forest fire laws. 

Whenever a warden or deputy makes an arrest the person 
or persons taken violating the law should be immediately 
brought before a justice of the peace whose duty it is to dis- 
pose of the matter as justice may require. The warden 
should then notify the state forester that an arrest has been 
made and before whom the case was brought. 



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Reporting Violations When Arrests Cannot be 
Made. 

A forest fire warden or deputy warden has not the power 
of arresting persons who are not taken in the act of violating 
the law, except as provided in Sect. 4, page 44. But 
it often happens that a warden has reason to believe that 
a fire was caused in violation of law and is able to secure 
evidence to prove it. In a case of this kind the warden should 
immediately notify the state forester and a special report 
blank, "Form G" will be furnished. This blank should be 
carefully filled out, giving all the information of value that 
can be obtained, and returned to the state forester who then 
brings the facts before the attorney general of the state for 
action. 



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IFormG.] state of new HAMPSHIRE. 

FORESTRY COMMISSION. 



Report of Violation of Forest Fire Law. 



TO THE STATE FORESTER. 

Concord, N. H. 
Dear Sir: — 

The following is an account of violation of the forest fire law of New 

Hampshire which occurred in the town of 

Name of person 

P. O. Address 

Location of fire 

Date of fire 19 Time of day set 

Section of law violated 

(Section 12 or 13, or both.) 

Method of setting fire 

(Cigar, matches, brush-burning, etc.) 

Owner of land on which fire started 

Owner or owners of land on which fire burned 



Circumstances of fire 

(State fully how you first learned of fire, con- 
ditions when you arrived, and any other valuable information.) 



Witnesses and their addresses 

(State what each witness knows.) 



Number of acres burned 

Estimated damage to standing timber and sprouts $ 

Damage to buildings, fences, etc. $ Insurance $ . 

Damage to stacked timber $ Insurance $ . 

Damage to cut wood pulp and logs $ Insurance $ . 

Additional information 



Signed 

Forest Fire Warden. 

Date 19 

P. O. Address 



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List of Forest Fire Wardens. 

Note. — The telephone exchanges are furnished with lists of the wardens 
in their respective districts. When a forest fire is discovered, if the warden 
cannot be located immediately, call central. 



Alton, 

Barnstead, 

Belmont, 

Center Harbor, 

Gilford, 

Gilmanton, 

Laconia, 

Meredith, 

New Hampton, 

Sanbornton, 

Tilton, 



BELKNAP COUNTY. 

George W. Place. 

E. B. Drake. 
C. O. Judkins. 

James R. Lovett, Meredith. 
A. H. Bacon. 
C. L. Chase. 
Arthur W. Spring. 
John H. Morrison. 
Charles D. Thyng. 

F. H. Hunkins, R. F. D. No. 1> 
Laconia. 

A. F. Cunningham, R. F. D. 



Albany, 

Bartlett, 

Brookfield, 

Chatham, 

Conway, 

Eaton, 

Effingham, 

Freedom, 

Hart's Location, 

Jackson, 

Madison, 

Moultonborough, 

Ossipee, 

Sandwich, 

Tamworth, 

Tuftonborough, 

Wakefield, 

Wolfeboro, 



CARROLL COUNTY 

Archie Nickerson, Pequaket. 

F. J. Ward. 

Charles Willey, Sanbornville. 

Seth Hanscom. 

Fred T. Hale. 

Fred E. Kennison, Snowville. 

Richard Dearborn. 

John E. Perkins. 

C. H. Morey, Bemis. 

J. B. Hurlin. 

Joseph E. Burke, Silver Lake. 

George H. Bragg. 

Frank E. Palmer, Moultonville. 

Langdon C. Ambrose, Whiteface. 

A. E. Wiggin. 

Edwin B. Edgerly, Mirror Lake. 

F. B. Sibley, Sanbornville. 

Ovid Young. 



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CHESHIRE COUNTY. 

Alstead, H. C. Met calf. 

Chesterfield, A. H. Post, Spofford. 

Dublin, A. H. Childs. 

Fit z William, W. M. Chaplin. 

Gilsum, Leon M. Osborne. 

Harrisville, B. F. Bemis, Chesham. 

Hinsdale, Fred A. Buckley. 

JaflFrey, L. W. Davis, East Jaffrey. 

Keene, Louis Nims. 

Marlborough, C. B. Collins. 

Mario w, W. W. Howe. 

Nelson, W. S. Mansfield, Munsonville. 

Richmond, S. A. Bullock, R. F. D. No. 4, Win- 
chester. 

Rindge, Albert L. Hale, East Rindge. 

Roxbury, L. W. Davis, R. F. D. No. 2, Keene. 

Stoddard, C. B. McClure, Munsonville. 

Sullivan, T. A. Hastings. 

Surry, Hollis W. Harvey. 

Swanzey, Benjamin C. Snow, West Swanzey. 

Troy, Asa C. Dort. 

Walpole, W. D. Knowlton. 

Westmoreland, Wilfred G. Reed, Westmoreland 

Depot. 

Winchester, E. C. Hildreth. 



Berlin, 

Carroll, 

Clarksville, 

Colebrook, 

Columbia, 

Dalton, 

Dummer, 

Errol, 

Gorham, 

Jefferson, 

Lancaster, 

Milan, 

Northumberland, 

Pittsburg, 

Randolph, 



coos COUNTY. 

Winfred Hodgdon. 

John Paige, Bretton Woods. 

W. W. Young, Beecher Falls, Vt. 

L. M. Lombard. 

John Gray. 

W. B. Aldrich. 

Owen Crimmins. 

Ira C. Beecher. 

James S. Cassidy. 

L. D. Kenison. 

Samuel R. Amadon. 

John L. Mclntire. 

William Hayes, Groveton. 

W. N. Judd. 

F. C. Wood. 



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coSs COUNTY — Continued, 



Shelburne, 

Stark, 

Stewartstown, 

Stratford, 

Wentworth's Location, 

Whitefield, 



James Simpson. 
W. T. Pike. 
Byron Drew. 
W. H. Kimball. 
J. R. Turner. 
G. M. Clement. 



GRAFTON COUNTY. 

Alexandria, H. L. Phillips, R. F. D., Bristol. 

Ashland, L. G. Fifield. 

Bath, William H. L. Reed. 

Benton, L. H. Parker. 

Bethlehem, Thomas Trudeau, Pierce's Bridge. 

Bridgewater, A. H. Carpenter, R. F. D. No. 2, 

Plymouth. 

Bristol, Ira B. Burpee. 

Campton, E. K. Avery. 

Canaan, A. W. Hutchinson. 

Dorchester, George W. Rowen, Cheever. 

Easton, C. A. Young. 

Ellsworth, B. O. Avery. 

Enfield, Joseph Pillsbury. 

Franconia, E. B. Parker. 

Grafton, A. F. Hoyt. 

Groton, Charles A. Davis. 

Hanover, H. W. Barnes, East Lyme. 

Haverhill, H. E. Smith, Pike. 

Hebron, Harry S. Morgan. 

Holderness, R. P. Sanborn, R. F. D. No. 4, 

Plymouth. 

Landaff, Charles M. Gale, R. F. D., Lisbon. 

Lebanon, Roy W. Joslyn. 

Lincoln, George E. Henry. 

Lisbon, A. H. Ash. 

Littleton, Horace Sampson. 

Livermore, James C.Donahue. 

Lyman, Ai F. Parker, R. F. D., Lisbon. 

Lyme, George A, Pushee, Lyme Center. 

Monroe, Oscar Frazer. 

Orange, Charles H. Ford. 

Orford, Asa Sanborn. 



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GRAFTON COUNTY — Continued. 

Piermont, J. E. Chandler. 

Plymouth, F. F. Blake. 

Rumney, George D. Kidder, Rumney Depot 

Thornton, Frank L. Houston, R. F. D. Camp- 
ton. 

Warren, A. N. Batehelder. 

Waterville, Joseph L. Tuttle. 

Wentworth, Freeman B. Ellsworth. 

Woodstock, E. E. Woodbury. 



HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. 

Amherst, W. W. Sloan. 

Antrim, Charles D. White. 

Bedford, George H. Hardy. 

Bennington, G. S. Holt. 

Brooklme, F. L. Willoby. 

Deering, James F. Lock, East Deering. 

Francestown, Arthur E. Holt. 

Goffstown, George L. Eaton, Grasmere. 

Greenfield, Fred B. Atherton, R. F. D., Lynde- 

borough. 

Greenville, Victor L. Parker. 

Hancock, William W. Hayward. 

Hillsborough, Dana Bruce. 

Hollis, Lester J. Hay den, R. F, D., Brook- 
line. 

Hudson, James E. Merrill. 

Litchfield, C. B. Campbell, R. F. D. No. 1, 

Hudson. 

Lyndeborough, Jacob A. Woodward. 

Manchester, Oscar Stone. 

Mason, Edward H. Russell. 

Merrimack, Bert L. Dutton, Thornton's Ferry. 

Milford, W. L. Winslow. 

Mont Vernon, Charles Raymond. 

Nashua, Charles F. Whitney. 

New Boston, Herbert F. Leach. 

New Ipswich, A. E. Chase. 

Pelham, F. M. Woodbury. 

Peterborough, T. E. Driscoll. 

Sharon, Alpha Wilson, Peterborough. 

Temple, J. W. Edwards. 



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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY — Continued. 



Weare, 
Wilton, 
Windsor, 



F. E. Cutting, East Weare. 
Frank Proctor. 

J. R. Nelson, Hillsborough Upper 
Village. 



MERRIMACK COUNTY. 

Allenstown, Charles V. Fisher, 

Andover, E. C. Perkins. 

Boscawen, Samuel N. Allen. 

Bow. Frank D. Clough, R. F. D. No. 3. 

Concord. 

Bradford, F. H. Gillingham. 

Canterbury, L. T. Mason. 

Chichester, W. L. Langmaid. 

Concord, David J. Adams. 

Danbury, E. A. Farnum. 

Dunbarton, Ernest Murphy. 

Epsom, Walter J. Philbrick. 

Franklin, James Huntoon. 

Henniker, H. A. Tucker. 

Hill, Clyde A. Blake. 

Hooksett, Edwin A. Tyrrell. 

Hopkinton, W. H. Milton, Contoocook. 

Loudon, Arthur K. Marston. 

Newbury, Mark Muzzey. 

New London, Ira S. Littlefield. 

Northfield, A. F. Cunningham, R. F. D., Tilton. 

Pembroke, Fred M. Pettengill. 

Pittsfield, John H. Jenness. 

Salisbury, Berton F. Sanborn. 

Sutton, H. L. Pillsbury, North Sutton. 

Warner, Jesse M. Downes. 

Webster, Harris Goodwan, R. F. D. No. 16. 

Penacook. 

Wilmot, F. E. Goodhue. 



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Atkinson, 
Auburn, 
Brentwood, 
Candia, 

Chester, 

Danville, 

Deerfield, 

Derry, 

East Kingston, 

Epping, 

Exeter, 

Fremont, 

Greenland, 

Hampstead, 

Hampton, 

Hampton Falls, 

Kensington, 

Kingston, 

Londonderry, 

Newcastle, 

Newfields, 

Newington, 

Newmarket, 

Newton, 

North Hampton, 

Northwood, 

Nottingham, 

Plaistow, 

Portsmouth, 

Raymond, 

Rye, 

Salem, 

Sandown, 

Seabrook, 
South Hampton, 
Stratham, 
Windham, 



ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. 

J. H. Smith. 

Fred H. HaU. 

G. R. Rowe. 

Charles P. Robie, R. F. D. No. 1, 

Manchester. 
A. H. Wilcomb. 
Herbert E. Colby. 
Howard King, R. F. D., Raymond. 
John D. Blake. 

D. M. Evans. 
James D. Whittemore. 
George H. Carter. 
Harry S. True. 

W. A. Odell. 
Charles F. Adams. 
C. S. Toppin. 

E. G. Shaw. 
George A. Prescott. 
William A. Bakie. 
J. E. Ray. 

J. O. White. 
Per ley R. Bean. 
J. M. Hoyt. 
Daniel J. Brady. 
A. W. Sargent. 
Otis S. Brown. 

F. C. Giles. 

P. B. Batchelder. 

F. P. Hill. 

J. D. Randall. 

L. W. Holmes. 

C. D. Locke. 

Henry P. Taylor. 

J. F. Sargent, R. F. D. No. 3, 

Chester. 
F. W. Chase. 
C. M. Evans. 
J. F. Emery. 
J. W. Densmore. 



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STRAFFORD COUNTY. 

Barrington, Walter Buzzell. 

Dover, James Smith. 

Durham, C. E. Hoitt. 

Farmington, Fred P. Fletcher. 

Lee, G. A. Dudley. 

Madbury, W. H. Knox, R. F. D. No. 5, Dover. 

Middleton, L. E. Tibbetts. 

Milton, F. P. Jones, Union. 

New Durham, Grover C. Hayes. 

Rochester, H. C. Hanson. 

RoUinsford, C. E. Lord, Salmon Falls. 

Somers worth, E. A. Farley. 

Strafford, George P. Foss. 



SULLIVAN COUNTY. 

Acworth, W. O. Kemp. 

■Charlestown, G. L. Richardson. 

Claremont, C. E. Sears. 

Cornish, James B . Chadbourne, Cornish Flat. 

Croydon, F. W. Putnam. 

Goshen, George F. Crane. 

Grantham, Perley Walker. 

Langdon, G. H. Royce. 

Lempster, F. A. Barton. 

Newport, George E. Lewis. 

Plainfield, Louis E. Shipman, Cornish. 

Springfield, N. J. Gardner. 

Sunapee, F. M. Sargent. 

Unity, James W. Handly, R. F. D., Clare- 
mont. 

Washington, J. W. Woods. 



State of New Hampshire 

FOREST FIRE ORGANIZATION 



District Boundaries: Heavy red 1; 
District Headquarters: Ked star 

LOOKOUT STATIONS 

ESTABLISHED A 

Mt. Rosebrook 

Mt. Croydon 

Aziscoos Mt.— Operated by Mail 

Mt. Kearsarge, North 



. Mt. Moosilauke 



'. Mt! Madil„.. 

. Mt. Carrigail. 

. Signal Mountain 

. Sugar Loaf 

. Black Mountain 

. Pine Mountain 

. Magalloway Mountait 

. Mt. Osceola 



TEMPORARY i 

1. Beech Hill. Keenc ~ 

2. Beech Hill. Dublin 

3. Russell Hill. Mason 
♦. Uncanoonuc Mt., Goffstown 
5. Ba.ley Hill, Hooksett 

PROPOSED 

^ :bec Border 
t. Dbiville Peak 
3. South Peak, Pilot Ranm 
4-. Mt. Chocorua 

5. Sunapee Mt. 

6. Mt. Kearsarge, South 



-. Mt. ,„ 

8. Mt. Whiteface 

9. Shaw Mt. 
10. Cardigan Mt. 

Patrol Routes of Federal Patrolmen : Light red line 
Patrol Routes of New Hampshire Timberland Owners 

.Association : Broken red line 
Tool Supply Boxes of New Hampsh 




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UNINCORPORATED PLACES, COOS COUNTY. 



Bean's Grant, 
Cambridge, 
Crawford's Purchase, 
Dartmouth College 

Grant, 
Dix's Grant, ') 

Dixyille, V 

Erving's Grant, ) 

Kilkenny, 

Low & Burbank's Grant, 
Millsfield, 
Odell, 
Success, 

Webster and Hubbard 
Grants and Carlisle, 



George Rowland, Crawford's. 

A. E. Bennett, Errol. 

P. J. Martin, Bretton Woods. 

Phillip W. Ayres. 

F. W. Noyes, Dixville Notch. 

George E. Webster, Lancaster. 
W^illiam Kennedy, Gorham. 
George O. Maxwell, Errol. 
M. J. Hayes, Groveton. 
C. S. Bean, Berlin. 

Horace Wright. 



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THE MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT SERVICE. 

Watchman Must be Familiar With Territory. 

The watchman on each mountain lookout station must 
become thoroughly familiar with the country which the sta- 
tion surveys. Each watchman will be provided with a pair 
of field glasses and the best map that can be obtained. Wliere- 
ever the conditions will permit their use, a traverse board 
and range finder will be provided. The watchman should 
study the map and country carefully, learning the names of 
the different mountains and hills, the streams, ponds, roads 
and trails. He should also study this bulletin and the map 
issued with it in order to know the names and locations of 
the forest fire wardens and deputies in the surrounding 
towns, the names and routes of nearby patrolmen, the 
location of fire fighting tool supply boxes and the relative 
position of other lookout stations which might aid in the 
location of fires in his own territory. He should know the 
local names which prevail in the region, the settlements where 
help may be called quickly in case of fire, and the telephone 
connections in all directions from the station. All such 
information should be plainly written and placed where it 
can be seen quickly. As much of it as practicable should be 
marked on the map where it can be seen at a glance when 
needed. 

Locating Fires. 

The watchman should keep a sharp lookout at all times 
during clear weather, and use the field glasses to detect 
smoke. When a fire is discovered, if its location cannot be 
determined accurately, the watchman should sight it through 
the range finder and note on the map the country across 
which the line of vision passes. This will help in locating the 
the fire, but it can be more accurately located by telephoning 
a watchman on another station which covers the territory in 
question and determining the line of vision from the second 
station. The point where these lines cross will determine 
the location of the fire. 

Where an unobstructed view can be obtained in nearly all 
directions without the watchman moving more than a few 
rods and where other stations cover the same country, a 
traverse board and range finder can be used to advantage. 

The watchman should set the board up as nearly level as 
possible and orient it (needle swings free and points north). 



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Then clamp the needle and the board. Place the map on 
the board so that the lookout station (point where the watch- 
man is standing) is exactly over the center of the board, and 
stick a pin through the map and into the central point of 
the board. Allow the pin to remain for use as a pivot. Re- 
volve the map around until its north and south line coin- 
cides with the north and south line of the board. Then 
fasten the map to the board with thumb tacks. The board 
may then be moved a few rods for better views in certain 
directions, and when leveled and oriented, the map will be 
approximately in the correct position. 

The range finder should then be placed on the board with 
the bevelled edge against the pin, the sights raised and the 
sight containing the upright hair being farthest from the eye. 

Reporting Fires. 

When a fire has been located the watchman should imme- 
diately telephone the forest fire warden of the town in which 
the fire is burning. If he fails to reach the forest fire warden 
by telephone, he should find out where the warden is and 
arrange to have a message sent. The watchman should then 
telephone the deputy forest fire warden who is nearest the 
fire, and if he fails to get in communication with a deputy, he 
should notify the selectmen and the nearest lumber camp or 
settlement where help can be secured and then telephone the 
situation to the district chief. If the district chief cannot be 
reached immediately or if the fire is one of alarming propor- 
tions, the watchman should telephone the state forester, 
reversing the charges. 

The watchman can often help the forest fire warden or 
deputy in getting quick action. From his position on the 
mountain and from consulting his map he can generally tell 
the warden the quickest route by which a crew can reach a 
fire. Also while the warden is summoning persons to go to 
the fire, the watchman can telephone others. It is the watch- 
man's duty to assist the wardens in this way whenever 
desired, and it should be understood at the first notice of five 
given by the watchman just what further service the warden 
wishes him to perform. 

The data desired should be entered on the report blank 
every day. A new report blank should be started on Sunday, 
the beginning of each week, and as many blanks used dur- 
ing the week as necessary. As soon as possible after the 
week ends, the report blank should be mailed to the district 
chief. 



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Repairs and Improvement. 

The watchman should be sure his telephone line is in work- 
ing order. If he finds that it is out of order, he should imme- 
diately go over the line and repair it. On days when it is 
too cloudy and rainy for observation, he should go over the 
line and brush out limbs that might interfere with its opera- 
tion, improve the trails on the mountain, and extend trails 
where this will enable good observation points to be reached 
more easily. He can also use such days for carrying in pro- 
visions, improving his camp, incorporating useful informa- 
tion on his map and in other ways getting prepared for dry 
weather and making the station more serviceable. 

List of Lookout Stations and Watchmen. 



MOUNTAIN. 

Magalloway. 



WATCHMAN. 

Joshua Farns worth. 



p. O. ADDRESS. 



Sugar Loaf. John Ryan. 



Black. 
Signal. 



Pine. 

Madison. 

Carrigain. 

Kearsarge. 

Rosebrook. 

Agassiz. 

Moosilauke. 

Osceola. 

Croydon. 



Charles Witham. 
Gilbert Harrison. 



J. F. McLaughlin. 
Paul Haynes. 
David Murray. 

Guy Seavey. 
Shirley Gardner. 
W. S. Phillips. 
M. T. Clement. 
Charles Brewster. 
George O'Rourke. 



Pittsburg. 



Groveton. 

Milan. 
Errol. 



Gorham. 
Gorham. 
Livermore. 

Kearsarge. 
Bretton Woods, 
Bethlehem. 
Breezy Point. 

Waterville. 
North ville. 



TELEPHONE 
EXCHANGE. 

West Stewartstown 
line connection at 
Everett Young's. 

Private Line, Odell 
Mfg. Co. 

Milan. 

Berlin, line connec- 
tion at Geo. Max- 
well's, Millsfield. 

Gorham. 

Gorham. 

Livermore, Liver- 
more Mills Co. 

North Conway. 

Mt. Pleasant Hotel. 

Bethlehem. 

Pike. 

Campton. 

Newport. 



Temporary Lookout Stations, 

Beech Hill, Keene. 

Russell Hill, Mason, 

Beech Hill, Dublin. 

Uncanoonuc Mountain, Goffstown. 

Bailey Hill, Hooksett. 



Others to be determined upon examination. 



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THE PATROL SERVICE. 

There are three classes of patrohiien in New Hampshire. 
Federal patrolmen are paid by the United States, state 
patrolmen are paid by the State of New Hampshire and 
association patrolmen are paid bj^ the New Hampshire 
Timberland Owners' Association. All of these patrolmen are 
appointed deputy forest fire wardens by the state forester. 

The Federal Patrolmen. 

The Federal patrol service is carried on under an agree- 
ment between the United States Forest Service and the New 
Hampshire Forestry Commission. The patrolmen are paid 
by the United States, their appointments being made and 
their work supervised by the state forester of New Hamp- 
shire, subject to the approval of the United States Forest 
Service. 

Each patrolman will be furnished with a description of the 
area to which he is assigned for patrol duty and the routes 
he should cover on each day unless otherwise instructed by 
the district chief or the state forester. The patrolman is 
charged with the duty of keeping his territory free from fire, 
and to this end he should become thoroughly acquainted 
with the conditions in every part of the area. He should 
know where fires are most likely occur and from what causes 
they are likely to start. He should study this bulletin and 
the accompanying map and learn the routes of nearby patrol- 
men, the location of lookout stations overlooking his terri- 
tory, the forest fire wardens and deputies, and the location of 
fire fighting tool supply boxes. He should know from where 
help may be summoned quickly in case of fire in any 
particular place, and the telephone connections to all points 
it may be necessary for him to reach. 

The patrolmen should follow the instructions given to 
deputy forest fire wardens for summoning assistance and 
fighting fire. Each is appointed a deputy and he should 
therefore notify the forest fire warden as soon as possible 
after he discovers a fire that he cannot extinguish. Report 
blanks will be furnished the patrolmen for reporting fires to 
the district chiefs. In the payment of fire fighting bills the 
instructions to deputy forest fire wardens should be followed. 

It is the patrolman's duty to warn hunters, campers, fish- 
erman and others whom he meets tramping through the 



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woods about the great danger from fire. He should be courte- 
ous to all the persons he meets, explain to them fully the pro- 
visions of the law and ask their co-operation in helping to 
keep the forest free from fire. He should help such persons 
by giving them information about his territory, such as the 
best trail by which certain points may be reached, the loca- 
tion of camps and all information which will help them to a 
better enjoyment of the forest. He should record the names 
and addresses of persons he meets tramping through the 
woods and mail this list every week to the district chief. 

The patrolman should keep his territory well posted with 
fire notices which will be furnished by the state forester. On 
damp days when fires are not likely to occur, he should 
improve and extend trails, work on camps where he could 
spend the night and in other ways improve the facilities for 
covering his territory. Often in damp weather the district 
chief will use the patrolmen in constructing lookout stations, 
building and repairing telephone lines, locating tool supplies 
and other improvement work. 

At the end of every day the patrolman should fill out one 
of the blank postal cards which are furnished him, giving as 
full information as possible about his day's work. As soon 
thereafter as he reaches a postofEce or mail route, this card 
should be mailed to the district chief. 



Date Place . 

Patroled from 

to 

Fires Reported 



Fires Extinguished 

Cautions Given 

Other Work Done, Needs, etc. 



. Town Patrolman 



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LIST OF FEDERAL PATROLMEN. 

North District. 
Names and Addresses. Patrol. 

Scott Lord, Pittsburg, N. H. Pittsburg — Indian Stream and Perry 

Stream. 
Harry Farnsworth, Pittsburg, N. H. Pittsburg — Second Lake and trail to 



Charles Lord, Pittsburg, N. H. 

Herbert Fickett, Wentworth Loca- 
tion, N. H. 

John Halev, Wentworth Location, 
N. H.' 

George Maxwell, Errol, N. H. 

Henry Downing, Groveton, N. H. 
George Getchell, Stark, N. H. 
Joe Perrault, Milan, N. H. 

Curtis Stevens, Stark, N. H. 
Gilbert Mitchell, Milan, N. H. 

Freeman Scott, Milan, N. H. 



head of Dimond Stream. 
Clarksville — Cedar Stream and Di- 
mond Ponds. 
Dartmouth Grant — Dead Diamond 

and Four Mile Brook. 
Dixville — ^Swift Diamond Stream, 

Diamond Ponds to Four Mile 

Brook. 
Millsfield — Ponds, Railroad and Clear 

Stream. 
Odell — Nash Stream. 
Odell— Phillips Brook. 
Cambridge — Chickowolney, Molnich- 

wock and Bog Brooks. 
Milan — Upper Ammonoosuc River. 
Dummer — Ne wells Brook, Comer and 

Dummer Ponds. 
Success — Road, brooks and Success 

Pond. 



West District. 
Names and Addresses. Patrol. 

Daniel Beaton, Pierce's Bridge, N. H. Bethel and Franconia — Gale River 

and tributaries. 



J. E. Brown, Woodstock, N. H. 

Josiah Stevens, Johnson, N. H. 

F. W. Hartshorn, Twin Mountain, 
N. H. 

John B. Merrill, Warren, N. H. 

Victor A. Brooks, Benton, N. H. 



Woodstock — Lost River and Elbow 
Pond. 

Lincoln — Franconia Notch, Bog Pond 
and Flume Brook. 

Bethlehem and Carroll — Little River, 
Zealand River, and Cherry Moun- 
tain Brook. 

Warren and Benton — Head of Baker 
River. 

Benton — Head of Wild Ammonoosuc, 
Kinsman Notch, Tunnell Brook, 
Witcher Brook, and Long Pond. 



East District. 



Names and Addresses. 
Thomas W. Croly, Glen, N. H. 

Daniel Dinsmore, Intervale, N. H. 

H. C. Maye, Passaconway, N. H. 



Patrol. 
Jackson and Sargent's Purchase — 

Rocky Branch, Ellis River and 

Miles Brook. 
Jackson and Chatham — East Branch 

of Saco River, Slippery Brook, 

Burnt Knoll Brook. 
Albany and East Water\'ille — Old 

Lumber Railroad, and streams 

flowing into Swift River in West 

Albany and East Waterville. 



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Albion Eastman, Conway, X. H. Albany — Streams flowing into Swift 

River, Central Albany. 

Stephen Philbrook, Tamworth, N. H. Tamworth and Albany — Brooks flow- 
ing south from Mts. Paugus and 
Chocorua, and trails in South 
Albany. 

Delmore Smith, Whiteface, N. H. Sandwich — Black Mountain to 

Guinea Pond, Head of Beebe 
River and Sandwich Notch Road. 

The State Patrolmen. 

The forest fire wardens and deputy forest fire wardens are 
authorized by law to patrol the woods when ordered to do so 
by the state forester. If they cannot do the patrolling them- 
selves, they should appoint some reliable, active man to do it. 
They should give him definite instructions as to his duties 
and the route he is to cover, and keep him at work for as long 
a time as the state forester orders the work continued. When 
the wardens hire men to act as state patrolmen a check should 
be kept on their work by inquiring of persons along the 
routes or by reciuiring the patrolmen to telephone from dif- 
ferent points. In other respects the state patrolmen should 
follow out the instructions given in this bulletin for the Fed- 
eral patrolmen. A report of the patrol service must be made 
to the state forester stating the ground covered, fires extin- 
guished, number of warnings given and other work done, 
together with an itemized bill of the patrolmen's services. 
State patrolmen are only hired temporarily in dangerous 
localities and during times of extreme drought. 

The Association Patrolmen. 

The New Hampshire Timberland Owners' Association 
employs men to patrol their holdings in the northern part of 
the state. These patrolmen are appointed deputy forest fire 
wardens and they should study this bulletin to become 
familiar with the law and the duties of deputy wardens. 
The district chiefs and forest fire wardens should co-operate 
with the association patrolmen and aid them in protecting 
the territory they cover. 



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FOREST PLANTING. 

State Nurseries. 

The forestry department at present maintains two forest 
nurseries where trees are raised for distribution within the 
state. In the nursery at North Boscawen there are now 
being grown white, Scotch and Norway pine, European 
larch and Norway spruce seedlings and white pine and Scotch 
pine transplants. The nursery at Pembroke is used at present 
for the growing of white pine transplants. Some of these trees 
will be sold as seedlings when two years old, but most of 
them are transplanted and sold when three or four years old. 

Sale of Nursery Stock. 

The state forester is authorized to sell the trees raised in 
in the state nursery upon terms approved by the forestry 
commission to persons who wish to plant them within the 
state. If the state nursery cannot supply the demand the 
state forester is authorized to secure the trees from other 
nurseries for distribution. 

Most of the sales are for spring planting which should be 
made as soon as possible after the frost is out of the ground. 
To insure delivery of the trees in time for spring planting, 
orders should be in the hands of the state forester before 
April 1. Any person who wishes to plant forest trees in New 
Hampshire may apply to the state forester and an applica- 
tion blank will be sent which can be filled out, stating the 
number and kinds of trees desired. This blank, when filled, 
should be sent in not later than March first to give oppor- 
tunity for an order to be placed in case the stock cannot be 
supplied from the state nursery. 



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STATE FORESTS. 

There are three ways by which the forestry commission 
may acquire state forests. Whenever any person furnishes 
the funds so that no cost shall accrue to the state, the com- 
mission is authorized to purchase land for a forest reserva- 
tion, or failing to agree with the owners upon a price, they 
may acquire the land under the powers of eminent domain. 
The commission may also receive in the name of the state 
free gifts of land for the purposes of forestry, and, with the 
consent of the governor and council may purchase suitable 
tracts for demonstration forests within the limits of the 
appropriation. 

There are three forest reservations owned by the State of 
New Hampshire. The Monadnock Reservation is in Jaffrey 
and comprises some 600 acres. It was the gift of a number of 
citizens in the vicinity of Mt. Monadnock. The Haven 
Reservation is in Jaffrey and comprises about 60 acres. It 
is the gift of Miss Frances A. L. Haven. The Walter Harriman 
Reservation is in Warner, and comprises about 210 acres. 
It is the gift of Hon. Joseph R. Leeson. The legislature of 
1911 passed an act providing for the purchase of the Craw- 
ford Notch, comprising about 11,000 acres. This property, 
when acquired, will be under the care of the Forestry 
Commission. 

The present reservations are used for parks and for dem- 
onstration tracts. Previous to 1911 there was no law by 
which these reservations could be protected against fire or 
the forest conditions improved. The last legislature, how- 
ever, provided for this work. It is the purpose of the For- 
estry Commission to carry on experiments in planting and 
cutting that will be of value in stimulating an interest in 
such work among private owners. The revenue from the 
sale of forest products from state reservations reverts to the 
state treasury. 



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EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC WORK. 

Lectures. 

It is the duty of the state forester, so far as his other duties 
permit, to give lectures on forestry throughout the state. 
Numerous requests are received for lectures before granges, 
institutes, boards of trade, schools, clubs and associations. 
The state forester will comply with requests of this kind 
whenever other work will permit. No charge is made except 
for travelling expenses. 

Examination of Woodlots. 

The state forester is authorized to examine private land 
when requested to do so, and make recommendations to the 
owner for reforestation and the protection, improvement and 
cutting of timber. On account of the time required to make 
such examinations, it is not always possible to comply with 
requests of this kind immediately, but assistance will be 
given whenever it is possible. No charge will be made except 
for field expenses. 

Investigations and Publications. 

As far as other work will permit, investigations are being 
made on the subjects on which the commission receives the 
most numerous inquiries from the citizens of the state. This 
information is catalogued as it is gathered so that it will be 
at hand for answering inquiries. From time to time, as the 
information received becomes sufficiently complete, bulletins 
will be issued on subjects of scientific or general interest. 
These bulletins will be distributed free of charge within the 
state. 



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AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE STATE SYS- 
TEM OF FOREST PROTECTION. 

(Chapter 128, Laws of 1909, as amended in 1911.) 

Section 1. On the first day of May, 1909, 
comn^ssfoZ ^^^^ governor, with the advice of the council, 

shah appoint a forestry commission of three 
members, one of whom shall hold office for one year, one for 
two years, and one for three years, and thereafter shall 
appoint their successors for terms of three years each; the 
said commissioners to serve without compensation, but to 
receive for their legitimate expenses in the exercise of their 
duties such sums as the governor and council shall audit and 
approve, to be paid from the treasury upon warrant of the 
governor. 

Sect. 2. The forestry commission shall ap- 
The state point a state forester to serve at the will of the 

duties etc. commission at a salary to be fixed by them, 

not exceeding $2,500 a year. The state for- 
ester shall, under the supervision of the forestry commission, 
execute all matters pertaining to forestry within the jurisdic- 
tion of the state, and shall be allowed reasonable traveling, 
field expenses and office expenses in the necessary per- 
formance of his official duties. It shall be the duty of the 
state forester to direct, aid and co-operate with all district 
chiefs, forest fire wardens and other employees of the state 
as provided for in this act, and see that they take such action 
as is authorized by law to prevent and extinguish forest 
fires and to do other work which the forestry commission 
may undertake for the protection, improvement and exten- 
sion of forests. He shall as far as his other duties may 
permit, carry on an educational course of lectures within the 
state, and may conduct exhibits on forestry at fairs within 
the state. He may, under the direction of the forestry com- 
mission, conduct investigations within the state on forestry 
matters and pubHsh for distribution literature of scientific 
or general interest pertaining thereto. He shall, under the 
direction of the forestry commission, prepare biennially a 
report to the governor on the progress and condition of state 
forest work and recommend therein plans for improving the 



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state system of forest protection, management, replacement 
and extension. Such report shall contain an itemized state- 
ment of all expenses incurred or authorized by the state 
forester or by the forestry commission. 

Co-operation Sect. 3. The state forester shall, upon re- 

with counties, quest and whenever he deems it essential to 
towns, corpor- the best interests of the people of the state 
ations, and co-operate with counties, towns, corporations, 
individuals. i • j- -j i • • i i? .1 

and mdividuals m preparmg plans tor the pro- 
tection, management, and replacement of trees, woodlots, 
and timber tracts, on consideration and under an agree- 
ment that the parties obtaining such assistance pay his field 
expenses while he is employed in preparing said plans. 
Appointment Sect. 4. The selectmen of all towns and 

of forest fire the mayors of all cities shall, and other citizens 
wardens and may, as soon as may be, after this act takes 
deputies. effect, recommend to the state forester the 

names of such persons as may in their estimation be fit to 
fill the offices of forest fire warden and deputy forest fire 
warden in their respective towns and cities. After investi- 
gation the state forester may choose and appoint from the 
persons recommended, as above prescribed, not more than 
one competent person in each town or city to be the forest 
fire warden for said town or city and such deputy forest 
fire wardens as he deems necessary. Upon the appointment 
of a forest fire warden by the state forester in any town or 
city, the term of office of the forest fire warden then or there- 
tofore acting in said city or town shall immediately cease, 
and the new appointee or appointees shall thereafter serve 
for one year, or until a successor is appointed as hereinbe- 
fore provided. The state forester shall have the power in 
the exercise of his discretion, to remove any forest fire warden 
or deputy forest fire warden from office. Upon the termina- 
tion in any manner of the term of office of any forest fire 
warden, or deputy forest fire warden, a successor shall be 
appointed in the manner hereinbefore provided for the ap- 
pointment of such officers originally. Forest fire wardens 
and deputy forest fire wardens, themselves, or some agent 
or agents designated by them, shall, when directed by the 
state forester, patrol the woods in their respective cities or 
towns, warning persons who traverse the woods, campers, 
hunters, fishermen and others, about lighting and extinguishing 
fires. They shall post extracts from the fire laws, and other 
notices sent them by the state forester, along the highways, 
along streams and waters frequented by tourists and others. 



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at camp sites, and in other public places. If, in or near 
woodlands, any person, other than the owner of said land or 
his agents acting under his direction, shall build a fire when 
warned not to do so by an authorized official, or shall fail to 
extinguish a fire when ordered to do so by an authorized 
official he may be arrested by such official without a warrant. 
Sect. 5. In unincorporated places the state 
t^ra^d*^°'^" forester may appoint a forest fire warden and one 
places. or more deputy forest fire wardens to have the 

same powers and the same duties as the town 
forest fire wardens. When so appointed by the state for- 
ester, said forest fire w^ardens and deputy forest fire wardens 
shall succeed the present incumbent or incumbents, if any. 
The state forester shall have the power to remove said forest 
fire wardens and deputy forest fire wardens from office, at 
his discretion. 

. Sect. 6. The state forester shall, under the 

and "Strict direction of the forestry commission, divide 
organization. tlie state into not more than four districts 

according to watersheds, and may appoint a 
district chief in each district. Said district chief shall serve 
at the will of the state forester, not more than eight months 
in any one year, at a daily wage not exceeding $3.00 per day 
and necessary expenses. It shall be the duty of the district 
chief to assist the state forester in directing and aiding all 
forest fire wardens and deputy forest fire wardens in his 
district in the performance of their duties, and to perform 
such duties as the state forester and forestry commission may 
direct in the protection, improvement, and extension of 
forests. 

Sect. 7. It shall be the duty of the forest 
f t^fi e ^^^ warden and deputy fire warden to extinguish 

wardens and ^^^ brush and forest fires occurring in his town, 
deputies. and either of them may call such assistance as 

he deems necessary to assist him in so doing, 
and may require the use of wagons, tools, horses, etc., for 
that purpose, but such authority shall not interfere with the 
authority of chiefs of city fire departments. If any person 
fails to respond to the warden's call for his assistance or 
the use of his property, he shall be fined not exceeding ten 
dollars for each offense. Forest fire wardens and deputy 
forest fire wardens in towns and unincorporated places shall 
be allowed for their services such remuneration as may be 
fixed by the forestry commission and the state forester. 
The owners of all property required by the forest fire warden 



or deputy forest fire warden in the extinguishment of a forest 
or brush fire shall receive reasonable compensation therefor. 
Sect. 8. In case the forest fire warden or 
Assistance deputy forest fire warden and the persons 

settling ' summoned to assist him or furnish the use of 
claims. property shall fail to agree upon the terms of 

compensation at the time or after the required 
service has been rendered, the dispute shall be referred to 
the commissioners of the county in which the city or town 
is located, for final settlement. 

Sect. 9. The expenses of fighting forest 
Expenses of ^^^ brush fires in towns and cities and other 
fires how expenses lawfully incurred by forest fire war- 

paid, dens and deputy forest fire wardens of said 

towns and cities in preventing forest fires shall 
be borne equally by the town or city and by the state. The 
forest fire warden shall render to the selectmen or the mayor, 
as the case may be, a statement of said expenses within one 
month of the date they are incurred, which said bill shall 
show in detail the amount and character of the services per- 
formed, the exact duration thereof, and all disbursements 
made by said wardens, and must bear the approval of the 
forest fire warden, and the approval also of the deputy 
forest fire warden, if said expenses were incurred by the au- 
thority of said deputy forest fire warden; said bill shall be 
audited, and if approved by the selectmen of the town or 
mayor of the city wherein such services were incurred, shall 
be paid on the order of the selectmen by the town or city 
treasurer. A duplicate bill, showing that the same has been 
audited and paid by the town, shall be filed by the selectmen 
or the mayor with the state forester, who shall draw his 
order on the state treasurer in favor of said town or city for 
the portion of said bill for which the state is liable in accord- 
ance with the provisions of this section. 

Sect. 10. The forest fire wardens and the 
"^d'^^'^' deputy forest fire wardens in unincorporated 
places how places shall render to the state forester a state- 
paid, nient of such expenses as they have lawfully 

incurred under this act in fighting or preventing 
fires in woodlands within one month of the date upon which 
such expenses are incurred. The aforesaid statement shall 
show in detail the amount and character of the services per- 
formed, the exact duration thereof, and all disbursements so 
made by the forest fire warden, and the deputy forest fire 
warden, if said expenses were incurred by the authority of 



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said deputy forest fire warden. The aforesaid statement 
shall be audited by the state forester and if by him approved 
he shall draw an order upon the state treasurer for the same. 
The expenses incurred in fighting forest and brush fires and 
other expenses lawfully incurred by a forest fire warden or a 
deputy forest fire warden in preventing forest fires in an un- 
incorporated place shall be borne equally by the state and 
said unincorporated place; but the total expense shall be 
paid in the first instance from the state treasury, and one 
half thereof shall be added to the tax assessed the following 
year against said place in the same manner as is provided 
by chapter 6'2 of the Public Statutes for the assessment of 
taxes in unincorporated places generall3\ 

Sect. 11. Forest fire wardens and deputy 
Wardens forest fire wardens shall make reports to the 

make reports, district chief of the district in which they are 
located or to the state forester at such time 
and in such form as the state forester may require. If a 
warden has any reason to believe that any forest or brush 
fire in his city or town was caused in violation of statute he 
shall report to the state forester all the facts coming within 
his knowledge. The state forester may then bring the facts 
before the attorney-general of the state, who, if the facts 
as reported seem to him sufficient, shall take action to re- 
cover the penalty fixed by statute for such violation. 

Sect. 12. No person shall kindle a fire 
Building fires ^pQ^ public land without permission first had 
private land, from the forestry commission, the state for- 
ester, district chief, forest fire warden, deputy 
forest fire warden, or from the official caretaker of such public 
land. No person shall kindle a fire upon the land of another 
without permission first had from the owner thereof or from 
the owner's agent. 

_ . Sect. 13. Between the first day of April 

brush. ^^^ the first day of November, inclusive, of 

each year, no person shall kindle a fire or burn 
bursh in or near woodland without the written permission 
of the forest fire warden or presence of the forest fire warden 
or person appointed to represent him. 

p . . Sect. 14. Fires kindled by throwing down 

for violation. ^ lighted match, cigar, or other burning sub- 
stance, shall be deemed within the provisions 
of sections 12 and 13, and every person violating any provi- 
sion of said sections shall be fined not more than two hundred 
dollars, or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both. 



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Sect. 15. The state forester, or the forest 
Wardens fire warden, or the deputy forest fire warden, 

have power may arrest, without a warrant, any person or 
without persons taken by him in the act of violating 

warrant. any of the laws for the protection of forest 

lands, and bring such person or persons forth- 
with before a justice of the peace or other justice having 
jurisdiction, who shall proceed without delay to dispose of 
the matter as justice may require. 

Damage by Sect. 16. Every person who shall set fire 

fire running on any land, that shall run upon the land of 
on another's any other person, shall pay to the owner all 
land. damages done by such fire. 

Sect. 17. If any forest fire warden or deputy 
Warden s duty, foj-gg^ fij-g warden provided for in this act shall 
wilful neglect, wilfully neglect or refuse to perform the duties 
prescribed for him he shall forfeit not less than 
$100 nor more than $500, to be recovered in an action 
for debt, upon complaint of the forestry commission, and all 
forfeitures so recovered shall be paid into the state treasury. 

Sect. 18. It shall be the duty of any per- 
Duties of g^jj ^|-jQ discovers a forest or brush fire not 

individuals. under control or supervision of some person 
to extinguish it or report it immediately to the 
forest fire warden or deputy forest fire warden or official in 
charge of forest protection, and failure so to do shall be 
punished by a forfeiture not exceeding ten dollars to be re- 
covered upon the complaint of the warden. 

Sect. 19. All moneys received from fines 
r c^^^d imposed under and by virtue of the provisions 

from fines. ^^ this act shall be paid to the state treasurer 
and kept by him as a separate fund, to be paid 
out by him upon the requisition of the state forester, for use 
in connection with the prevention and suppression of forest 
fires. 

Sect. 20. Whenever any person or persons 
Commission gj^^jj supply the necessary funds therefor, so 
may acquire ■, ^^ i ii i 

land by that no cost or expense shall accrue to the state, 

condemnation, the forestry commission is hereby authorized 
to buy any tract of land and devote the same 
to the purposes of a public reservation. If they cannot 
agree with the owners thereof as to the price, they may 
condemn the same under the powers of eminent domain, 
and the value shall be determined as in the case of lands 
taken for highways, with the same rights of appeal and jury 



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trial. On the payment of the value as finally determined, 
the land so taken shall be vested in the state, and forever 
held for the purposes of a public reservation. The persons 
furnishing the money to buy said land shall be at liberty to 
lay out roads and paths on the land, and otherwise improve 
the same under the direction of the forestry commission, and 
the tract shall at all times be open to the use of the public. 
The forestry commission may take means for the protection 
of such reservation from forest fire, and, as far as compatible 
with the wishes of the donor, may plant and remove trees and 
otherwise improve the forest conditions. 

The commission is empowered to receive in 
Commission ^^^ ^^^^ ^j ^.j^^ ^^^^ f -f^ ^ j ^ f ^^le 

may receive e e . • i . i . 

gifts of land, purposes oi lorestry, m such manner that no 

cost of purchase shall accrue to the state, and 
may arrange for the registration of necessary papers, map and 
survey the land, protect it from fire, plant, cut and otherwise 
improve the forests as it is advisable within the limits of the 
appropriation. 

C mmi on '^^^ commission is empowered to purchase, 

may purchase with the consent of the governor and council 
land with suitable tracts of land for use in demonstrating 

consent of the principles of forestry, and make provisions 

governor and j^j. ^.j^g management of the same, as is advisable 

within the limits of the appropriation. 

All revenue derived from the sale of forest 
Jive?? to state Products from state land shall revert to the 
treasury. state treasurj^ except the revenue derived from 

the state nursery, which shall be reinvested in 
the state nursery by the forestry commission. 

Sect. 21. The sum of four thousand dollars 
to 8^°^"^**°^ is hereby appropriated for the purpose of carry- 
1909. ' i'^g iiito effect the purposes of this act for the 

year ending August 31, 1909. 
ReoeaUn Sect. 22. Chapter 44 of the session laws 

Clause. of 1893 and chapter 97 of the session laws of 

1905 are hereby repealed. 

ox * < * Sect. 23. The state forester, under the 

■otate forest . . p ,^ e , • • 

nursery. supervision of the forestry commission, is 

hereby empowered to acquire in the name of 
the state suitable land and maintain the same as a state 
forest nursery. He shall raise seedling trees of useful vari- 
eties for planting and shall on terms approved by the com- 
mission, sell said seedling trees to persons who desire to plant 
them within the state. He may, under the supervision of 



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the commission, enter into agreement with persons or in- 
stitutions to grow seedHng trees to be disposed of as above 
prescribed if the commission deems it expedient so to do. 

Sect. 24. The state forester, with the con- 
Mountam ^^^^ q£ ^^le forestry commission, is empowered 

stations. ^^ purchase in the name of the state the equip- 

ment of the present mountain lookout stations 
and to maintain such stations thereafter, and to estabHsh 
and maintain additional mountain lookout stations connected 
by telephone lines to be used for the discovery and control 
of forest fires, and shall have the right to receive and hold in 
the name of the state, gifts of land for observatory sites and 
rights of way for paths and telephone lines. If observatory 
sites or rights of way necessary for the maintenance and effect- 
ive operation of lookout stations cannot be acquired by gift or 
purchase, the forestry commission shall have the right to 
acquire the same under the power of eminent domain, and 
the value thereof shall be determined as in the case of lands 
taken for highways, with the same rights of appeal and jury 
trial. 

Sect. 25. The state forester, under the 
Conferences direction of the forestry commission, may call 
of forest fire , ^ e \^t e . r i 

wardens. annual conterences oi the lorest fare wardens 

and other employees of the forestry depart- 
ment in different sections of the state for the purpose of im- 
proving the service. Not more than ten such meetings shall 
be held within one fiscal year and not more than one meet- 
ing shall be held for the wardens of anj^ one section within 
one fiscal year. Those summoned by the state forester 
shall be allowed their traveling expenses in attending such 
conferences. He may, with the consent of the forestry com- 
mission, secure the attendance at such conferences of expert 
foresters from without the state, the said experts to be paid 
their necessary traveling expenses. 

p .. Sect. 26. For the purpose of prevention of 

of fixes. fi^^' t^^6 state forester may establish at advan- 

tageous points throughout the state supply 
stations for tools and apparatus used in fire Sighting and 
provisions necessary to men employed; make proper maps 
for the use of district chiefs and forest fire wardens, build 
fire trails and fire lines; employ paid patrols at suitable 
points and at necessary times, and use other means as seem 
advisable to the commission within the limits of the appro- 
priations. 



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Appropriations. 

The following sums are hereby appropriated 
Appropriation £qj. carrying out the provisions of this act from 
iQii ' the date this act takes effect until August 31, 

1911, to wit: 

For salaries and departmental expenses, $4,210. 

For reimbursing towns and cities for the state's share of 
expense incurred by them in fighting and pre^'enting forest 
and brush fires, and to defray the expense incurred by the 
state in fighting and preventing forest and brush fires in 
unincorporated places, $3,215. 

For the establishment and maintenance of a state nursery, 
$500. 

For forest fire prevention, including the establishment and 
maintenance of mountain lookout stations, $5,600. 

The following sums are hereby appropriated 
Appropriation £qj, ^arrving out the provisions of this act for 

to AUP" '^ I " • 

IQI2. ' the year ending August 31, 1912, to wit: 

For salaries and departmental expenses, 
$7,700. 

For reimbursing towns and cities for the state's share of 
the expense incurred by them in fighting and preventing 
forest and brush fires, and to defray the expense incurred 
by the state in fighting and preventing forest and brush 
fires in unincorporated places, $4,500. 

For the maintenance of a state nursery, $800. 

For forest fire prevention, $5,500. 

The following sums are hereby appropriated 
Appropriation f^j. carrying out the provisions of this act for 
1913"^ ^^' ^^^ ^^^^ ending August 31, 1913, to wit: 

For salaries and departmental expenses, 
$8,200. 

For reimbursing towns and cities for the state's share of 
expense incurred by them in fighting and preventing brush 
fires, and to defray the expense incurred by the state in 
fighting and preventing forest and brush fires in unincor- 
porated places, $4,500. 

For maintaining a state nursery, $300. 

For forest fire prevention, $5,500. 
P .. Sect. 6. All acts and parts of acts incon- 

Cla^se! ^ sistent with this act are hereby repealed. This 

act shall take effect upon its passage. 

Approved April 15, 1911. 



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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF SPARK 
ARRESTERS ON PORTABLE STEAM MILLS. 

(Laws of 1911.) 

Section 1. No person, except when the 
Portable around is covered with snow, shall operate 

must have ^^^^ portable steam mill unless the same is 
spark arresters, provided with a suitable spark arrester, ap- 
proved by the state forester. Such approval 
shall be in writing, signed by the forester, and said approval 
may be revoked by the state forester in the same manner. 
Mil h 11 h Sect. 2. It shall be the duty of the state 

examined. forester to examine all portable steam mills 

or cause them to be examined, whenever he 
deems it necessary, to determine whether they are provided 
with suitable spark arresters, and whether the same are kept 
in constant use, as provided for in section 1 of this act. It 
shall be the duty of the town forest fire warden to examine 
portable steam mills, when requested to do so by the state 
forester, and make reports on the same in such form as the 
state forester may require. 

p J . Sect. 3. Any person operating a portable 

steam mill when the ground is not covered with 
snow, without a suitable spark arrester and the approval 
of the state forester, as herein provided, and any owner or 
part owner of said mill knowingly permitting its operation, 
shall be fined not less than fifty dollars and not more than 
one hundred dollars. 

P .. Sect. 4. All acts and parts of acts incon- 

Cl^se. sistent with this act are hereby repealed, and 

this act shall take effect upon its passage. 



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LIABILITY OF RAILROADS. 

(Public Statutes, Chapter 159.) 

Section 29. The proprietors of every rail- 
road shall be liable for all damages to any 
person or property by fire or steam from any 
locomotive or engine upon their road. 

Sect. 30. Such proprietors shall have an 
insurable interest in all property situate upon 
the line of their road, which is exposed to such 
damage, and they may effect insurance thereon for their own 
benefit. 

Sect. 31. Such proprietors shall be en- 
titled to the benefit of any insurance effected 
upon such property by the owner thereof, less the cost of 
premium and of expense of recovery. The insurance shall 
be deducted from the damages if recovered before the 
damages are assessed, or, if not, the policy shall be assigned 
to the proprietors, who may maintain an action thereon. 



Liability of 
railroad com- 
pany for for- 
est fires. 

Insurable 
interest. 



Same. 



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AN ACT CONFERRING SPECIAL AUTHORITY 
UPON THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL TO 
CLOSE THE OPEN SHOOTING SEASON DURING 
PERIODS OF PROTRACTED DROUTH. 

(Chapter 59, Laws of 1909.) 

. , . Section 1. The governor and council 

conferred. when, in their opinion, the discharge of fire- 

arms might endanger property by starting fires 
in the woodlands during a period of excessive dryness, may 
suspend by official proclamation, posted and promulgated 
through the newspapers of the state, the open season, so 
called, for such time as they may designate. 

Sect. 2. For the period which such proc- 
Close season lamation shall cover, all provisions of the law 
during period, relating to the close season shall be construed 
to be in force, and if, during the continuance 
of such period, any person shall shoot an animal or bird for 
which there is no close season otherwise provided by law, he 
shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars and osts. 
Takes effect Sect. 3. This act shall take effect upon its 

on passage. passage. 



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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION BY 
THE STATE OF THE CRAWFORD NOTCH, SO 
CALLED, IN HART'S LOCATION AND CONTIG- 
UOUS TERRITORY, AS A FOREST RESERVA- 
TION AND STATE PARK. 

(Laws of 1911.) 

Section 1. The governor, with the advice 
'co\xa^°mav ^^ *^^^ council, is hereby empowered to acquire 
purchase. on behalf of the state, by purchase, if in their 

judgment it can be purchased at a fair valua- 
tion from the owners thereof, such lands lying in Hart's 
Location and the towns and unincorporated places immedi- 
ately adjacent thereto and the wood and timber standing 
thereon and constituting or being a part of the Crawford 
Notch, so called, as said governor and council, aided by the 
advice of the forestry commission, may deem necessary for 
the preservation of the forests in said notch, and to accept 
deeds thereof in the name of the state, the aggregate pur- 
chase price of such lands, wood and timber not to exceed the 
maximum amount appropriated by this act. 

. . Sect. 2. In case the owner or owners of 

aeree nia ^^^ land, wood and timber deemed necessary 

apply to Su- t)y the governor and council for the purpose 
preme Court, aforesaid decline to sell the same for a price 

deemed reasonable by the governor and council, 
said governor and council are hereby empowered to take 
and appropriate the same for the use of the state by causing 
a survey or location of such land, wood and timber to be 
prepared under their direction and filed with the secretary 
of state, and by applying to the supreme court to appoint 
a commission of three members to assess the damages to the 
owner or owners. Upon such filing and application, the 
title to such land, wood and timber shall vest in the state. 
Said commissioners, upon reasonable notice to all parties 
interested and a hearing thereon, shall assess and award 
damages to the owner or owners of such land, wood and 
timber and file their assessment and award in writing with 
the secretary of state within ten days after the same is com- 
pleted. Such owner or owners, or the state, if dissatisfied 
with said award, may appeal therefrom to the superior court 
for the county wherein the land, wood and timber is situate, 



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and shall be entitled to an assessment of said damages by a 
jury on such appeal, by filing in the office of the clerk of said 
court a petition for that purpose within thirty days after the 
filing of said award with the secretary of state as aforesaid, 
such appeal to be prosecuted or defended by the attorney- 
general under the advice of the governor and council. 

Sect. 3. For the purpose of carrving out 
ireasurer snail ^^j^g provisions of this act such a sum as mav 

ISSUG DOriQS " 

for purchase. ^^^ necessarj^ not to exceed one hundred thou- 
sand dollars ($100,000), is hereby appropriated 
and shall be provided in the manner following: The state 
treasurer, under the direction of the governor and council, 
shall issue scrip or certificates of indebtedness to such 
amounts as may be necessary to pay for the lands, wood and 
timber purchased or condemned as aforesaid, not exceeding 
in the aggregate the amount aforesaid. Such scrip or cer- 
tificates shall be issued as registered bonds with interest 
coupons attached, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceed- 
ing three and one half per cent, per annum; they shall be 
designated on the face thereof, Crawford Notch Bonds, and 
shall be deemed a pledge of the faith and credit of the state, 
and the principal and interest thereof shall be paid at the 
time specified therein in gold coin of the United States or 
its equivalent. Such scrip or certificates shall be sold or 
disposed of at public auction or in such other manner, at 
such prices, in such amounts and at such rates of interest, 
not exceeding the rate above specified, as the state treasurer 
shall deem advisable, and shall be issued in such denomina- 
tions, each certificate being for not less than one hundred 
dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) 
as he shall deem advisable. They shall be made payable 
at such time or times, not exceeding in the case of any 
certificate twenty years from the date of its issue, as the 
state treasurer may deem advisable or the governor and coun- 
cil may direct, and at the expiration of the time so fixed inter- 
est thereon shall cease. 

Sect. 4. All lands acquired under the pro- 
managed by ^^isions of this act shall be held by the state for 
forestry the purposes of a forest reservation and state 

commission. park, and the care and management thereof 
shall be vested in the forestry commission. 
Such land shall at all times be open to the public, under such 
rules and regulations as the forestry commission, with the 
approval of the governor and council, may prescribe. Said 
commission shall cause or permit no live timber to be removed 



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from such lands without the approval of the governor and 
council, except for the purpose of improving the forest growth 
thereon; but timber not needed for forest conservation, or 

■ for the preservation of the scenic beatuy of said notch, may 
be sold therefrom with the approval of the governor and 
council, and the proceeds of all such sales shall be paid into 
the state treasury bj'^ said commission and shall constitute 
a special fund, to be applied solely towards the payment of 
the interest and principal of the scrip or certificates issued 

, under the preceding section, so far as needed for that purpose. 
Sect. 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 
Approved April l'"2, 1911. 



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PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ORNA- 
MENTAL AND SHADE TREES IN THE HIGH- 
WAYS. 

(Chapter 98, Laws of 1903, as amended.) 

„ w d Section 1. Mayors of cities and selectmen 

provided for. ^f towns shall, immediately upon the passage 

of this act, and annually thereafter, appoint 
one or more tree wardens, who shall be discreet persons, resi- 
dent of the city or town where appointed, interested in plant- 
ing, pruning, and preservation of shade and ornamental trees 
in public ways and grounds, whose business it shall be to 
perform the duties hereinafter specified, and shall be allowed 
such compensation for their services and expenses as the 
mayor or selectmen may deem reasonable. 
Trees to be Sect. '2. Towns and cities shall have con- 

marked, trol of all shade and ornamental trees situated 

in any public w^ay or ground within their limits, 
which the tree warden deems reasonably necessary for the 
purpose of shade and ornamentation; and it shall be the duty 
of the tree wardens, as soon as possible after their appoint- 
ment, to carefully examine the trees, situated as aforesaid, 
and to plainly mark such trees as they think should be con- 
trolled by their municipality, for the purposes aforesaid. 
Galvanized iron disks shall be furnished by the secretary of 
the forestry commission to said officers as may be required 
by them for the purposes of this act at a cost not to exceed 
five hundred dollars a year. Said disks shall be painted red 
and have stamped on them the letters "N H" not less than 
an inch in height, and to be pierced in the center for the 
admission of a spike. The disks shall be inserted in each 
tree at a point not less than three feet nor more than six feet 
from the ground on the side toward the highway, by driving 
a spike through the disk into the tree within two inches of 
the spike 's head, so that the disk may slide with the growth 
of the tree. If any of the spikes or disks shall be destroyed 
or defaced, it shall be the duty of the warden to renew them 
as soon as possible after he is informed or discovers that they 
have been removed. They shall also have the power to 
designate from time to time, in the same manner as herein- 
before directed, such other trees within the limits of the 
public ways and grounds as in his (their) judgment should 
be preserved for ornament or shade. • 



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Tr««c moTT Sect. 3. If any of the trees designated as 

be purchased, atoresaid should prove to be private property, 

and the owners thereof refuse to release or 
convey their interest therein to the municipaUty, the tree 
warden shall acquire them for the use of the city or town by 
purchase, if it can be done at a fair price. Failing in this, 
he may take said trees for the use of the city or town by 
appraising the fair value of the same and by causing to be 
served upon the owner thereof a notice of such taking, which 
notice shall state the number of each variety of tree so taken, 
the location of the same as near as practicable, and the value 
thereof as fixed by him; and also by filing a copy of such notice 
as attested by him with the city or town clerk If the 
owner shall be satisfied with the value stated in such notice, 
the tree warden shall cause the same to be paid to him forth- 
with. If the owner shall be dissatisfied with the action of 
said tree warden in valuing the trees so taken, he may, 
within thirty days after said notice has been served upon him, 
but not afterwards, apph' to the selectmen to assess his 
damages. Such proceedings shall thereupon be had, includ- 
ing the right of appeal, as are provided in the case of assess- 
ment of damages in laying out highways by the selectmen; 
and thereupon such damages, if any, may be awarded as 
shall be legally and justly due to the landowner. Cities 
and towns are hereby authorized to raise and appropriate 
money to carry into effect the provisions of this act. 

Sect. 4. Towns and cities may annually 
Towns P^y appropriate money, not exceeding in the aggre- 
care of trees. S'^te fifty cents for each of their ratable polls 

in the preceding year, to be used by the tree 
warden in planting, pruning, protecting, and, whenever 
necessary, acquiring, shade and ornamental trees within the 
limits of their public ways and grounds. 
Cuttinffof Sect. 5. Whoever desires the cutting and 

public trees. removal in whole, or in part, of any public 

shade or ornamental tree, may apply to the 
tree warden, who shall give a public hearing upon the appli- 
cation at some suitable time and place, after duly publishing 
and posting notices of the hearing in two or more public 
places in town, and also upon the tree or trees which it is 
desired to cut and remove; provided, hoivever, that the tree 
warden may, if he deems it expedient, grant permission for 
such cutting or removal without a hearing if the tree or trees 
in question is on a public way outside of the residential part 
of the town limits, such residential part to be determined by 



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the tree warden. No tree within such residential limit shall 
be cut by the tree warden, except to trim it, or removed by 
him, without a hearing as aforesaid. The decision of the 
tree warden shall be final. 

Sect. 6. It shall be unlawful to cut, de- 
Injury and stroy, injure, deface, or break any public shade 
prohibited. ^^ ornamental tree, or to affix to any such tree 
a playbill, picture, announcement, notice, ad- 
vertisement, or other device or thing, whether in writing or 
otherwise, or to paint or mark such tree, except for the pur- 
pose of protecting it, and under a written permit from the 
tree warden, or to negligently or carelessly suffer any horse 
or other beast, driven or being lawfully in a public way or 
place, to break down, injure, or destroy a shade or ornamental 
tree within the limits of said public way or place; or to negli- 
gently or willfully, by any other means, break down or in- 
jure any such tree. 

Brush fires Sect. 7. Owners of land abutting on the 

regulated. highways, and all other persons, are hereby 

prohibited from burning brush within or beside 
highways without first removing the brush such distance from 
the trees within the highway as not to endanger or injure 
them in any manner. 

Penalties Sect. 8. Persons violating any of the pro- 

visions of this act shall forfeit not less than 
five nor more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered in 
an action of debt by the tree warden or any other person for 
the benefit of the town or city in which the tree is situated, 
or be fined not less than five nor more than one hundred 
dollars. 

Reoealine Sect. 9. All acts and parts of acts incon- 

Clause. sistent with this act are hereby repealed, and 

this act shall take eflFect upon its passage. 



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TAX ABATEMENT AND PURCHASE OF 
SEEDLINGS. 

(Chapter 124, Laws of 1903.) 

Section 1. In consideration of the pub He 
Landowners benefit to be derived from the planting and 
entitled to cultivation of timber or forest trees, the owners 

tax rebates. of any and all land which shall be planted with 
timber or forest trees, not less than twelve hun- 
dred to the acre, shall be entitled, from and after the first 
day of April, 1903, to a rebate of the taxes assessed upon said 
land as follows: For the first ten years after the land has 
been so planted, a rebate of ninety per cent, of all the taxes 
assessed upon said land; for the second period of ten years 
after such planting, a rebate of eighty per cent, of all taxes, 
and for the third and final period of rebate after such plant- 
ing, a rebate of fifty per cent, of all said taxes; said rebate 
to be allowed only on condition that said planted trees are 
kept in a sound condition. A return of such planting shall 
be made to the selectmen when taking the annual inventory, 
which return shall be verified by the selectmen and made the 
basis of such tax exemption. After said trees have been 
planted ten years it shall be lawful for the owners to thin 
out the same so that not less than six hundred trees shall be 
left to the acre; but no portion of said planted land shall be 
absolutely cleared of trees during the period for which said 
rebate may be allowed. 

Forestry Sect. 3. (2). In order to facilitate the 

commission planting of trees, as hereinbefore provided, the 
may contract forestry commission is hereby authorized and 
for seeds and directed to contract, without expense to the 
mgs. state, upon terms to be approved by the gov- 

ernor and council, with reputable nurserymen to provide, at 
a price to be determined upon, seeds or seedlings of timber 
or forest trees to landowners for planting within this state 
in accordance with the terms of section 1 of this act. 



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